Orwell
Subtitle: the authorized biography
By: Michael Shelden.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 497
Subjects: Orwell, George, 1903-1950; Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography; Journalists -- Great Britain -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: In his probing and revelatory biography of one of the great prose stylists of this century, Michael Shelden breaks new ground in the evocation of George Orwell's personal life and in our understanding of his art. Based on original interviews, previously undiscovered letters and documents, and astute literary detective work by Shelden, Orwell is the major biography of one of the great yet elusive literary figures of our time. The Cold War helped make Orwell a successful author by turning him into an anti-Communist icon, but Michael Shelden's biography renews our appreciation of his place in literary, as opposed to political, history. - Jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-483) and index.